Comments on: Pinning Jell-O to the Wall

By: Yonatan Knickerbocker

Yonatan Knickerbocker — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:21:15 +0000

SO what to everything you have written here so far. You are now the Likud and as such you are going to back Bibi's 2 state sham. That goes against everything that we olim came here for.

By: Varda Epstein

Varda Epstein — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:20:31 +0000

Thanks, Robert. As a result of my piece, I was contacted by Bayit Yehudi's English language campaign manager, Jeremy Man Saltan. Jeremy answered every last one of my questions in full and I am feeling a lot better about voting for Bennett. Ah, the power of social media.

I will be blogging about this sometime during the coming week, God willing.

By: Robert Werdine

Robert Werdine — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:13:43 +0000

Varda,

I’ve been watching this Bennet fellow on Fox and MSNBC, and he’s most impressive, especially in debate, if a bit vague on some specifics. This troubled me about quite a few candidates in our last election, but usually when they say something that grabs attention, and then slowly walk it back, I get concerned.

No one performed these circumlocutions of political theater better than President Bill Clinton, whose adroit maneuverings I sometimes miss watching, and whose sly disingenuousness and artful cynicism were so much more interesting to observe than President Obama’s dull, pedestrian variety.

Whatever. In any event, may God guide your hand to pull the right lever (and I do mean “Right,” get it?)

À la prochaine, Varda.

By: Jeremy Man Saltan

Jeremy Man Saltan — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:01:52 +0000

Aaron Epstein Naftali Bennett said no to a two-state solution. With 15 seats there will be no danger of anyone being thrown out of their homes because we will have the ability to bring down the government at our will. Also, Bennett is not Mafdal and he is no Orlev or Hershkovitz.

Let's talk transparency. Visit my website http://knessetjeremy.com/ the only website that covers the Knesset's bills in English. It is too bad that Likud Beitenu didn't think of doing something like that over the last 4 years. Imagine what it will be like to walk into an Anglo MKs office with an Anglo staff that will represent you and help you out like a congressman.

As an ex-Moledet active member I can tell you that Naftali Bennett has the Eretz Yisrael creds that are needed to do what needs to be done. The more power he has the stronger the settlements will be.

By: Jeremy Man Saltan

Jeremy Man Saltan — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:54:50 +0000

The best you can do is attack our website?
Yisrael Beytenu: Here is our team page http://baityehudi.org.il/englp/team.htm
As I said we are new and it takes time to upload content to a website.
Before Jan 22 the voter will have all of the information they need to make an educated decision.

Let's talk accountability, transparency and representation.

Are you having daily events in the English speaking community? Do you want to give your email out to readers so they can get their questions answered. Do you want to say who it is that we are talking to on the other side of the Facebook page and what your position is?

By: Varda Epstein

Varda Epstein — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:48:45 +0000

And BTW, I made that clear in my blog. No more land giveaways. I'm a one-issue gal, pretty much.

By: Varda Epstein

Varda Epstein — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:48:11 +0000

It's simple Lynette: NO MORE SALAMI POLITICS.

By: Aaron Epstein

Aaron Epstein — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:19:00 +0000

Varda Epstein I really want to believe you jeremy but i don't….
transparency in the knesset is a myth you can sing songs about it before the elections but experience tells me that nothing changes as i've qoted before it was Levi Ehskol that said "i promised but i never promised to keep my promise"
I don't agree with the view that it's okay to stay in the government for an eviction like migron but for a plan like the disengagement you will try to influenece from the inside and if you don't prevail then you'l leave that kinda sound's like the same old mafdal besides how come it's okay to kick thirty jews out but eight thousand is wrong? is there some kind of sacrifice that you are willing to pay in the name of the people that vote for you?
why should many people from many "Yishuvim" that are in danger vote for you? i mean bibi believes in a "two state solution" do you? and how can you join such a government it's not really better than labor's [avodah] ideas?!
I don't like you guys i think that "if the fish smells than it's probably gone bad"!!!

By: Lynette Nusbacher

Lynette Nusbacher — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:14:09 +0000

You put a great deal of stock in a politico's authentic right-wingness. What does that mean in policy terms?

By: Lynette Nusbacher

Lynette Nusbacher — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:14:09 +0000

You put a great deal of stock in a politico's authentic right-wingness. What does that mean in policy terms?

By: Yisrael Beytenu

Yisrael Beytenu — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:50:23 +0000

The proof as they say is in the tasting. You talk about accountability, transparency and representation yet you have a couple of pages' website with little except slogans with little firm content about policies, experience or even about who is on the list. You expect English-speakers to vote for a party, then show the party. There is no list, no background, no history of a single person on the list. This is accountability, transparency and representation?

By: Aaron Katsman

Aaron Katsman — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:30:41 +0000

what are the 'needs' of the Anglo community?

By: Daniel Mush Meyer

Daniel Mush Meyer — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:15:21 +0000

THE BOTTOM LINE: Just like the only person who will truly care about say for example the Southern communities is someone from the South who experiences the problems of the Southern communities first hand, or someone to deal with the ex-Gush Katof residents need to be someone from this grouping to understand their pain, so to the Anglo community can only be cared for by an Anglo member of Knesset – lets all get behind Jeremy Gimpel who is #14 on Bayit Yehudi and is 50:50 of getting in.

By: Jeremy Man Saltan

Jeremy Man Saltan — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:10:49 +0000

We have a new chairman and are going in a new direction. We have 3 Anglos in the top 20. We have at least one English speaking event every night (excluding Friday). If you feel that over the last 4 years Likud Beitenu has offered you accountability transparency and representation vote for them. If you want to vote for MKs that are offering accountability transparency, representation and to be your congressman – vote Bayit Yehudi.

By: Natan Epstein

Natan Epstein — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:47:41 +0000

Sorry , I didn't make it clear , I think it is wrong that bayit hayehudi didn't have together a English speaking area quickly however I still think its wrong for yisrael baytanu to take on this platform to gain voters when clearly by this Blog .